Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
INTHR-S STATE DRILL.
Fourth Day Of the Paris Drill and
Jubilee Galveston Beaten by
Fort Smith at Base Ball,
A HOustOniie wins First Prize IN the
Individual Drill OF Selected Dele-
gates, a Shermanife Second.
y Fine Tournament and Dress Parads-A
Sham Battle and the Decision of the
Judges the Features To-Day.
a CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

PARIS, Ten, June 10.-The exercises
to-day were TO have opened with a
parade and the boys of Uncle sam were
on hand with light artillery and whirling
caissons, but owing to the uon-arrivaI of
/ the tournament boys and the Knights of
Pythias the matter IVES deferred. There
was hitch in this part OF the proceed
lnss occasioned by the change Of pro
gTamme. Il was Etst sgcead to have the
parade on the pubic streets, but it was
| afterwards changed to- 3, promenade
orcuad the grounds. This coanse 7as
not Universally understood AID the result
/ was I1at 9 great many of tlos. who
, contemplating participating diG not sp-
Ee2r. The morning was Speu- j. wit
Messing the base ball game between the
same mines that played yesterday, tor g
| purse OF 500, and the result was similar.
only more 80. The Indians Of Fort
/ Smith made SO against the Universities
/ Ot Galveston 5. Tie Arkansas bows do
not think that Pirate Island is nuea on
| the base 5GIl anyhow, and this cl,1ion
| IS shared III Dy 2O0J Or 5000 others. T7e
interim between TIE morning ana even
! ing exercises Wss flied up by the gun
shoot between competing c0mDsaies.
| Considerable interest was manifested auG
! some money changed hands The Paris
boys, as usual, got away with their neigh
| bors in the friendly contest.
The EVENING EXERCISES
were Opened by tn selected dcleea.es IN
the individual drill.
The prizes in this drill were 8 gold
ard silver medal for fist and second
purses. There were four members each
from tho following companies: Tn SeaIY
Rifles OF Galveston, Houston Liglt In
isntly Of Houston, Sa, Antonio Rifles OF
Sen Antonio, aDd the G--ys0n R-f $ Of
Sherman. United States Officers Rem
Dough and CouSman we're Iha iutyes.
end they put the boys Through Il most
trying ordeal. Whenever q ugn made
tie slightest error he was reiterated 70
the rear IN snort order. This vas con-
tinued until only three Contestants we're
left, Mr.. Foster, aged eighteen, OF the
Houston Light InfaatrV: John Stewart of
the GTGYsOu Rifles, aged tWentv-tbree.
and Mr.. 3. z. LUImOce OF the Houston
Light Infantr:, aged tYeatY-one y3srs.
VI these the first and second named took
respectively first end second prizes, anG
when The result was announced
\ UNIVERSAL CHEER
went up which Was perfectly ieafening.
Mr.. Foster Of the Houston Light Infsntry
IS Kid ia tie YecnacUl2r Of the west, but
he put up 4 faultless inspection drill,
and when he retired from the field VIC
torious, ne received the weIlmerited
plaudits of MS friends.
Inc next contest was between the
tournament knights. The weather was
cloudy and dark, aud Tor time unp!eas-
autly muggy. The excitement for the
individual drllls still continued with IN
aoated tervor, enc was not icssenei By
0risk shower OF rain that commenced
falling enG damDened the gauzy attire of
Inc ladies. The rain soon subsidized. but
Tor ten or fifteen miau.es The storm center
seemed to linger in the vicinity
Of that altar where the bows con.
themselves votaries of Bacchus.
Inc fun soon subsidized, however, by the
'elentless buEle horn which called FneXt
hing on the programme" which was
THE TILTING TOURNAMENT.
The sun for time utterly concealed
behind black bank Of clouds now rose
above his interceptor and
none LUMINOSITY, jeWeling the green
ward with million glittering pearls
md Causing radiance to spread over the
of fair faces and sturdy mas
ullne forms. The hum of a thousand
oices were heard audIbly murmuring
Lothing and saying everything in ANXIOUS
nticipation of what was TO greet their
islon. The tournament was q home in
ututlon IN which all home people
we're Interested and all strangers
y courtesy and by right sympathgzed.
he gallsnt knights rode forth with Drill
ant costumes and gaily caparisoned
leeds, with treppings of chivalrV and
ther talngs IN suCh cases made and pro-
lded. The knights were Pasha George
|. Williams Of the Turkish army, in Tex
5 on furloueb 81 half pay; Mesyrs.
ergdIieD, Hail, Anderson, Price, Han
)ck, Gresham, Murphy, en- evictad ten
ut; Settle, Votres, George Baldwin,
oundtree Johnston, Hardin Rscland.
harley Raglard, James Crooks, Frank
ooks and VOiuey Baker The contest
as for the capturing of rings suspended
ON derrlcks on plant strings, five in all.
ach knight had
THREE RUNS
full speed Oh his Charger and Carried
e suspended rings as trophies on his
eer. The first, second and third
und5 gave The first money 10 G.
'hnson, end second to Pasha George Fl.
illiams. According to the unequivocaI
les OF justice Pdsha Williams should
We first money, because one of th- five
lgs on the frs: round vas down and he
uld not catch it. He was given 8 se.-
d run for the missing ring, but his
rse was ratified and re missed It, He
t second money, however, which was
rhaps enough for . heather foreigner.
srllDg Price was third, and G.. M. Rag
ID fourth. The prizes We're respective
$40, $50, $50 and $40.
fhe rest OF tue morning was taken up
magnificent dress parade drill where
Gle Sans boys ard the local or state
lite drilled with them and without g
advantage to the latter il fair Gem
'ison.
It 4:10 General D. S. Stanley Of the
tied States srmy, commanding in